Master in Criminal Justice Administration

Respond to Your Community as a Leader

Empowering Students to Transform Our World.

Take the next step in your law enforcement career and become a trusted leader in your community with the online Master in Criminal Justice Administration program from East Central University Online. We offer this program fully online through an interactive, digital classroom to deliver the essential administrative skills you need to advance your position in law enforcement.

100% Online Courses

Learn From Experienced Faculty

9 Transfer Credits Accepted

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Establish an Advanced Academic Foundation in Law Enforcement

With the support of experienced educators, you’ll explore litigation in the criminal justice system and learn to analyze crime patterns through advanced criminological theory. While advancing through the program, you’ll gain the expertise needed to protect your community in many leadership roles. The core and elective courses include:

Administration in the Criminal Justice System

Get an overview of criminal justice administration, concentrating on issues unique to the various criminal justice areas.

Crime Reduction Strategies

Explore crime prevention as an alternative to reactive criminal justice operations.

Advanced Criminological Theory

Examine classic and contemporary theoretical explanations of crime from multiple criminological perspectives.

Litigation in the Criminal Justice System

Focus on individual and agency liability, including issues involving the scope and breadth of liability and confinement.

Continue Your Education in a Flexible Format

ECU’s online programs offer the ultimate flexibility. You will take classes in a format that allows you to advance your education and continue meeting your work and life commitments. In addition to convenience, you will benefit from rigorous academics and rewarding options for engaging classmates.

Prepare to Thrive as a Criminal Justice Leader

ECU Online designed the online Master in Criminal Justice Administration program to elevate your potential in law enforcement. After completing the program, you’ll have valuable knowledge backed up by a credential that shows you can succeed in numerous leadership roles.

Criminal Justice Careers

  1. First-Line Supervisor: $98,760 per year1
  2. Tribal Agency Law Enforcement Agent: $70,750 per year2
  3. U.S. Secret Service Agent: $65,000 per year3
  4. Criminologist: $48,919 per year4
  5. U.S. Marshall: $63,131 per year5

In 1909, East Central University was established in eastern Oklahoma to provide teacher certification training. Since then, ECU has grown considerably and now offers many undergraduate and graduate degrees. As the alma mater of business leaders, elected officials, artists, scientists and astronauts, ECU continues to provide innovative learning experiences on campus and online.

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Accreditation

East Central University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Sources

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021 33-1012: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives.” Retrieved October 20, 2022, from https://www.bls.gov/.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021: 33-3051 Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers.” Retrieved October 20, 2022, from https://www.bls.gov/.
  3. Payscale. “Average Secret Service Agent Salary.” Retrieved October 20, 2022, from https://www.payscale.com/.
  4. Payscale. “Average Criminologist Salary.” Retrieved October 20, 2022, from https://www.payscale.com/.
  5. Payscale. “Average U.S. Marshal Salary.” Retrieved February 23, 2023, from https://www.payscale.com/.